Savannah State provided previously winless Florida Memorial the get-well medicine it needed Friday night, but that tonic left a bitter taste in the Tigers' mouths, sending them to their third-straight loss.

The Lions finally won, breaking a nine-game losing skid this season with a 92-85 overtime victory over SSU at Wilcox-Wiley Gymnasium.

"We're really happy about this," said Florida Memorial coach Albert Parker. "We've been in some real close games this year, but haven't been able to get a win. ... I'm proud of the way we played. We've worked hard on defense and didn't quit."

Florida Memorial outscored SSU 16-9 in the overtime, rallying from an 82-78 deficit and going on a 16-3 tear over the final minute, 47 seconds.

"Every time we got up, we had some sort of break down, usually on offense," said SSU coach Jacques Curtis. "If you take a bad shot, it can lead to an easy basket and we took some really bad shots and they got some easy layups."

The Tigers (2-3) led by as many as 10 points early and built a 74-69 lead behind a pair of 3-pointers from Eric Hannor, the last coming with 3:57 to play in regulation. Hannor's 3-pointers were part of a 13-2 run that proved to be SSU's last of the game.

Excluding SSU's early run, which gave the Tigers a 13-3 lead with 12:55 left in the first half, the game remained close and included 17 lead changes and eight ties.

Marquez Sterling, SSU's leading scorer at 16.8 points per game, and co-captain Tywan Gonazalez, a 6-foot-6 sophomore center, were suspended for the game for disciplinary reasons, a move that proved costly for the Tigers, who relied on senior Mario Watts and junior Ricardo Green on the low post for virtually the entire game. Watts played for 41 minutes and Green for 39.

"If those guys play, I think we win the game," said Curtis. "But you have to have discipline.

"But when you only have four post players and you take away two of them, you're going to get hurt. I think Mario and Ricardo just got tired out there."

The Tigers were out-rebounded 47-36, even though two of Florida Memorial's top big men did not make the trip due to injuries, leaving the Lions with only one player over 6-5.

Tremayne Fisher hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final two minutes of regulation to give the Lions (1-9) a 76-74 lead with 12 seconds left. Fisher's go-ahead basket came on Florida Memorial's third shot on its final possession in regulation.

Freshman guard Vincent Lynn, who led SSU with 21 points, hit a pair of free throws with three seconds left in regulation to force the overtime.

Fisher was one of five Lions in double figures. Forward Chauncey Williams led the way with a game-high 26 points, Fisher added 19, Duane Bryant 16, Shaka Morgan-Rose 11 and Andra Carter 10.

Toyian Williams added 16 points for the Tigers before fouling out late in the second half. Watts added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Hannor had 10 points.

SSU travels to Paine College in Augusta for a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup Monday night. Florida Memorial remains in town to face Armstrong Atlantic State at the Sports Center at 7:30 tonight.